TheLittleMermaidLive was 💣. Who's excited for the next Ariel to grace our screens?
On July 3, Disney announced that actor Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. The Grown-ish actor and singer, who is the protégé of the one and only Beyoncé Knowles Carter and is also absolutely perfect for the role. No seriously, she has the voice of an angel.But, some people think the actress—who is Black—shouldn’t be a part the Disney world, because of the colour of her skin.
The remake of the 1992 classic spurred lots of discussion about race and representation, but the conversation largely focussed on the casting choices for Jasmine and Aladdin, as well as accusations that the film chose to to “brown up” white actors for non-white parts. Thankfully, we didn’t see too many #NotMyGenie hashtags floating about when Smith’s casting was announced.
She was a far cry from the bubbly, if emotionally unavailable fairy grandmother in the animated version, who bibbity-boppity-booped in and out of the OG Cinderella’s life with very little instructions or emotional support. We’re here for The Princess and the Frog‘s Tiana—it’s definitely important to have unique storylines featuring characters of colour—but there’s also unique power in being able to see yourself reflected in the stories you grew up loving. For a lot of people, the remakes of Disney’s classic films impacted their sense of belonging; by seeing people like them on-screen, these films reaffirmed that not only were there people out there like them, but that their existence and experiences mattered.
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